Kujiratori

Kujiratori
Directed by	Hayao Miyazaki
Written by	Hayao Miyazaki
Based on	No No Nursery School and Kujiratori by Rieko Nakagawa & Yuriko Yamawaki
Produced by	Toshio Suzuki
Starring	Keito Ishihara Mao Onodera Di-Zhi Wang
Edited by	Takeshi Seyama
Music by	Yuji Nomi
Production company	Studio Ghibli
Distributed by	Ghibli Museum
Release date	2001 (2001)
Running time	16 minutes
Language	Japanese

Kujiratori (くじらとり; lit. 'Whale Hunt') is a 2001 Japanese animated short film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki, shown only in the Ghibli Museum in Mitaka, Japan. The film has a running time of 16 minutes.^[1] It is drawn in a different, simpler style compared to other Studio Ghibli films and uses bright pastel colors.

Kujiratori tells the story of school children pretending they are building a boat. As imagination replaces reality, they find themselves on the ocean, hunting for a whale. A big, gentle whale appears, accompanies them back to land and plays with them. Then the fantasy ends and the children are back in their class room.^[1]

The film was shown at the 2002 New York International Children's Film Festival. It won the Ōfuji Noburō Award at the 2001 Mainichi Film Awards.

• Kujiratori on the Ghibli Museum's website.
• Kujiratori (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
• Kujiratori at IMDb

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